A method, computer program product, and system to perform a sale transaction are provided. The method includes identifying each item of a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the plurality of items, determining a cost for each item, optionally identifying a person based on an image of the person, adding each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction, and charging the person for the sale transaction.
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1. A method of completing a sale transaction at a checkout area of an environment, the method comprising: acquiring images using one or more cameras in the environment outside the checkout area, wherein one or more items are represented in the images; identifying, by one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more cameras, the one or more items as they are being transported by a customer through the environment; maintaining, by the one or more processors, a transaction record associated with the customer, wherein maintaining the transaction record comprises updating a list of selected items using the identified one or more items; authenticating an identity of the customer at the checkout area; and responsive to authenticating the customer at the checkout area, charging a cost of the selected items to a payment method having a predefined association with the customer.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises at least one of the following: identifying the customer using one or more other cameras in the environment at the checkout area; identifying the customer using a voice sample acquired by a microphone disposed at the checkout area; detecting a mobile computing device of the customer using a wireless network receiver disposed at the checkout area; and detecting a predefined pass-code associated with the customer by the microphone.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises multiple-factor authentication.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: indicating, by an output device disposed at the checkout area and communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, a completion of the sale transaction to the customer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the output device is at least one of a speaker, a light, and a visual display.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras are disposed near shelving units within the environment.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area occurs at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal within the checkout area.
8. A computer program product for performing a sale transaction at a checkout area of an environment, the computer program product comprising: a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation that comprises: acquiring images using one or more cameras in the environment outside the checkout area, wherein one or more items are represented in the images; identifying, by one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more cameras, the one or more items as they are being transported by a customer through the environment; maintaining, by the one or more processors, a transaction record associated with the customer, wherein maintaining the transaction record comprises updating a list of selected items using the identified one or more items; authenticating the customer at the checkout area; and responsive to authenticating the customer at the checkout area, charging a cost of the selected items to a payment method having a predefined association with the customer.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises at least one of the following: identifying the customer using one or more other cameras in the environment at the checkout area; identifying the customer using a voice sample acquired by a microphone disposed at the checkout area; detecting a mobile computing device of the customer using a wireless network receiver disposed at the checkout area; and detecting a predefined pass-code associated with the customer by the microphone.
10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises multiple-factor authentication.
11. The computer program product of claim 8 , the operation further comprising: indicating, by an output device disposed at the checkout area and communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, a completion of the sale transaction to the customer.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the output device is at least one of a speaker, a light, and a visual display.
13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the one or more cameras are disposed near shelving units within the environment.
14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area occurs at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal within the checkout area.
15. A system for performing a sale transaction at a checkout area of an environment, the system comprising: one or more processors; a memory containing program code which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform an operation comprising: acquiring images using one or more cameras in the environment outside the checkout area, wherein one or more items are represented in the images; identifying, by one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more cameras, the one or more items as they are being transported by a customer through the environment; maintaining, by the one or more processors, a transaction record associated with the customer, wherein maintaining the transaction record comprises updating a list of selected items using the identified one or more items; authenticating the customer at the checkout area; and responsive to authenticating the customer at the checkout area, charging a cost of the selected items to a payment method having a predefined association with the customer.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises at least one of the following: identifying the customer using one or more other cameras in the environment at the checkout area; identifying the customer using a voice sample acquired by a microphone disposed at the checkout area; detecting a mobile computing device of the customer using a wireless network receiver disposed at the checkout area; and detecting a predefined pass-code associated with the customer by the microphone.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein authenticating the customer at the checkout area comprises multiple-factor authentication.
18. The system of claim 15 , the operation further comprising: indicating, by an output device disposed at the checkout area and communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, a completion of the sale transaction to the customer.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the output device is at least one of a speaker, a light, and a visual display.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more cameras are disposed near shelving units within the environment.
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